Posted on 11/25/2017 8:07:14 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
First lady Melania Trump is set to unveil the White House’s holiday decor on Monday, marking the Trump family's first Christmas in the White House.
The first lady received a tree on Monday along with first son Barron Trump, and has shared several sneak peeks of the Christmas decor on social media. One key element that has yet to be revealed is a Nativity scene, the White House confirmed on Saturday.
Here’s a look at what this holiday season involves at the White House:
50th anniversary of Nativity scene display
The first lady's office confirmed to The Hill that the White House will display a Nativity scene honoring the birth of Jesus Christ.
Rumors have circulated online that the scene was not displayed during the Obama administration. Snopes debunked this claim, however, citing a photo of the Nativity scene on display in the White House's East Room in 2016 during the Obama administration.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the scene’s display at the White House.
First lady adds her own touch on the decorations
The first lady welcomed this year’s official White House Christmas tree on Monday, a 19-and-a-half-foot Balsam fir from Wisconsin.
The Chapman family, who also presented the White House Christmas tree in 1998 and 2003, presented this year’s tree.
The family was chosen as part of the 2017 national tree contest, hosted by the National Christmas Tree Association.
Trump continued the 51-year-old tradition of welcoming the tree, which was pulled up by a horse-drawn carriage to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave....
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Safe space! Safe space!
The media will go bonkers, thank you Mrs. Trump! LOL!
Ping!
Trump can always say that for the first time in 8 years, it is possible to find three wise men in the White House.
Does Trump know what Nativity means?
Christmas isn’t Christmas until I put the nativity scene up...
If he doesn’t, how would that change anything. He won, get over it.
So beautiful and heartwarming to have a Presidentand First Lady who uphold and honor traditional religious and cultural customs.
Where do you go to find out if Snpoes is correct?
This is a violation of the separation of church and state! How dare he impose his religion on us! This is the most serious Constitutional crisis since last week! Impeach! Impeach! /sarcasm
“We’re saying Merry Christmas again”.
I love that!!
I would love to see the Trumps put a life size Nativity scene on the front lawn just to set the ACLU and other leftists on their head. Then invite cities, counties and others to do the same around the country. Tell them the Justice Dept will handle any lawsuits. Do it!
Four, counting the President.
George had a nice smile.
FDR on the back? I don’t know. Bit disappointing. Would have like to see Washington.
Is there a Carter, Clinton, Obama version too?
Eight years of NO CHRISTMAS TREES at the White House has come to an end! The multi-cultural, anti-colonial, femminazi “Holiday” crap is gone!
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